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Growing up in Northern New York--where the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains roll into the St. Lawrence Seaway--meant that I spent many quiet hours casting a line into ponds, lakes, and rivers. Anyone can fish from the shore, of course, but most anglers know that the real place to go is out int...

There are several sources of food in the arctic and subarctic regions. The type of food -- fish, animal, fowl or plant -- and the ease in obtaining it depend on the time of the year and your location. Fish During the summer months, you can easily get fish and other water life from coastal [...]

If you think of fishing as calm, relaxing, and maybe a bit boring, you haven't tried spearfishing. Forget the boat -- spearfishers get up close and personal with their prey, and don't wait for the fish to take any bait -- they go and hunt them down. If you're interested in giving it a shot, [...]

In the open sea, fish will be the main food source. There are some poisonous and dangerous ocean fish but, in general, when out of sight of land, fish are safe to eat. Nearer the shore there are fish that are both dangerous and poisonous to eat. There are some fish, such as the red [...]

Fifty percent of the world's shark fin harvest winds up floating in a bowl in Hong Kong.